Reducing and massaging device



sept. 3o, 193.0'.l

fA. E.. CARLSON 1,776,806

REDUCING AND MAssAGING DEVICE 2 Sheets-Sheet l Filed May 23, 192'? Patented Sept. 30, 1930 PATENT OFFICE l y .ANTHONY E. CARLSON, or Los ANGELES, cALrroaina lRIZI'TIGIENG' AE1) MASSAGING DEVICE Application med my 23, 1927. serial no. 193,425.

This inventicn relates to massaging devices. By massaging the fleshy parts of the body it is possible to break down the fat tissues and increase the circulation of the blood 5. so that a reducing of the nassaged portion takes place.l

An object of the invention is to provide a massaging device which alternately compresses and tissues are broken down.

A urther object of the invention is to provide a massaging device which operates by swinging in an arcuated path.

A still further object of the invention is 15 to provide a massaging device which presses resiliently against the body. Y,

Y It is a further object of the invention to provide a massaging device of the character mentioned which is mechanically operated.

vention will be made evidenthereinafter.

Referring to the accompanying drawings in which the invention is illustrated Fig. 1 is a view illustrating the utility of the invention. Y;

Fig. 2 is an enlarged elevational view partly sectioned.

`Fig. 3 isa front elevational view of the massage-unit of the invention. 30 Fi 4 is a section taken as indicated by the line 4-4 of Fig.l 2. I

Fi 5 is a section taken as indicated by the line 5---5l of Fig. 2.

Fig. 6 is a cross section taken as indicated by the line 6-6 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 7 is an elevational view of an alterv native form of the invention.

Fig. 8 is an enlar ed fragmentary-section of the invention t 1ig. 9 is a plan view of Fig. 7 on a smaller sca e Tie form ofthe invention shown in Figs. 1 to 6 inclusive has a vertical guide 11 which if may be secured to any suitable support. suc

as a wall by brackets 12. c invention has'bosses-13 which surround the guide 11 and are slidable thereon. A clampscrew 13h is provided for locking the case 5 13 in a suitable position. The case 13 supreleases the esh so that the Jrat Other objects and advantages of the in.

'a' spring 39 which tends to hold the plun en on the line 8-8 o Vend of the plunger 31.

The case 13 of the ports the motor 14 of the invention at its upper part. The motor-shaft 15 extends `downward from the motor 14 into the interior of the case 13 and has a worm-gear` 16 secured thereon. The worm-gear 16 meshes with the worm-wheel 17 which is enclosed by the case 13, and when the motor 14 is in operation the worm-wheel 17 is rotated. As shown best in Fig. 6, the wormwheel 17 is locked to a shaft 18 which journals in side-plates 19 oi the case 13. The outer ends of the shaft 18 has eccentric plates 20 secured thereto which form the crank of the invention. The plates 20 carry crankpins 21 to which links 22 of the invention arepivoted. The lower ends of the links 22 are connected by a pivot 24 to an upper extension 25 of a pivot-member 2,6.

The pivot-member 26 is ivoted by a bolt 29 to the lower part of the case 13. The ioward part of the pivot-member 26has a socket 30 into which a lunger 31 is extended. The plunger 31 1s restrained from `rotation by means of a pin 32 carried by the pivot-member 26 which extends into an axial slot 33'formed in the plunger 31. A stem 35 is extended from the plunger 31 and through an opening 36 which connects to the bottom of the socket 30. A nut 38 is screwed onto the extending end of the stem 3 5 for preventing the plunger 31 from being removed Vfrom the socket 30. In the socket 30 between the inner end of the plunger 31 and the bottom of the socket is compressed' at all times in the position shown in ig.

- 2. Y Carried by the plunger 31 is the massageunit 41 of the invention.

The massage-unit41 has an arm 42 which extends vinto a slot 43 formed in the outer The arm 42 has a central recess 43 which rovides forks, these forks extending aroundp pins 44 which extend across the slot 43.- Thls arrangement perh lmits the arm 42 to be slid axially from engagement with the plunger, but prevents any radial movement. The outer pin 44 is provided with a nut 45 so that the portions of the plunger 31 surrounding the slot 43 may beiclamped against the end of the arm 42 so that the parts are rigidly attached together. The outer end of the arm 42 carries the back v47 of the massage-unit 41'. Side-plates .48

are connected to the edges of the back 47 in any suitable manner such as by riveting or by welding. Supported by the side-plates 48 are shafts 49.- The shafts 49 extend paral- `lel to eachother and are arranged on an imaginary arcuated line indicated at 50, which Apivoted arm which carries the massage-unit.

As shown in Fig. 1, the massage-unit 41 is adjusted to such a height that the stomach of a patient 60 is being massaged. As the massage-unit swings through the arcuated path, the flesh over which it operates is alternately compressed and released. The flesh yis compressed horizontally and also vertically. As shown in Fig. 1 the flesh between the rows of rollers is compressed and forced upward and downward so as to provide` bulges 61. In Fig. 5 the dotted line 62represents the manner in which the esh is comv pressed in a horizontal plane. When the massage-unit moves upward from the position shown in Fig. 5 so that the row of rollers below moves intoA the plane of the rollers shown in cross section, the high portions of the line-61 will be forced downward, and the low portions of lthe fiesh will be allowed to move upward. In other words, the rollers are so arranged that the adjacent portions of an area being worked upon are alternately compressed and released by a sort of kneading action such as takes place when a baker is kn'eading bread. l

The shafts 49fare placed in arcuated arrangement as illustrated in the drawings so that when the massage-unit is swung up and down through an arcuated path, the upper and lower rollers will not protrude outward beyond the others aswould bedone' if the rollers were in the same plane. This will be clearly seen from Fig. 1.

The plunger, socket and spring arrangement is provided so'that the patient ma press the massage-unit 41 inward which will result in a resilient pressure of the massageunit against his body.

The massage-unit, if desired, may be disconnected from the other part of the apparatus by loosening the nut 45 andused manually on parts of the body which cannot be conveniently reached when the unit is secured to the rest of the device.

In Figs. 7 to 9 inclusive I show a form of the invention which is manually operated. The arm 42 of the massage-unit 41 extends into a socket 90 and may be locked therein by a screw-clamp 91.-v The arm 90 has a clevis 93 at one end thereof which swings on a pivotbolt 94. The pivot-bolt 94 is supported by a bracket 96. The bracket-96 has a U-shaped member 97 which surrounds a vertical rod 98, the vertical rod 98 being secured to a wall or other suitable support by brackets 99. The U-shaped member 97 may be clamped tightly on the rod 98 by a screw 100 so that the arm 92 is supported at 'the desired level.

The massage-unit 41 has handles 103 hinged thereto at-104. These handles may swing from full line position as shown in Figs. 8 and 9 into dotted line positions 105 as shown in Fig. 8.. When using this form of the invention, themassage-unit must be manually swung. When using the massageunit on the back, the handles 103 Aare moved into the position shown in Fig. 9 so that the user may place his hands on the extending ends 106 of the massage-unit and swing it up and down. The form of the invention just described and shown in Figs. 7 to 9 inclusive includesl all thefeatures of the form of the invention described first, with the exception of the means for mechanically swinging the massage-unit.

I claim as my invention:

1. A massaging device. comprising: a

ltending rearward from said frame; pivot means for pivoting the end of said arm; and foldable handles connected to said frame, said handles being extendible so that the may be manually engaged for swinging sai arm.

2. A massaging device comprising: a frame; massaging elements on said frame; a base; means pivotally connecting said frame with said base; and handles pivotally provided on said fra-me, said handles being foldable to conform to the shape of said frame.

3. A massaging device comprising: a frame; massaging elements on said frame; a base; means pivotally connecting said frame with said base and handles hingedly connected to said frame for extension beyond the free end thereof and foldable backwardly to close proximity with each other in positlon to be y gripped by one hand of the operator.

y, ers and the pivotal center ofsaid connecting means; and handle means connected to lsaid frame for moving said rollers against a surface to be massaged.

5. A massaging device comprising: a base a frame pivoted to said base; a plurality o shafts pivotally mounted in the free end of l said frame, the axes of said shafts lying on an arc the center of which vlies between said shafts and the axis about which said frame is pivoted; and massaging rollers mounted on said shafts.

6. A massage device comprising: a frame; massaging elements on said frame; a base; means pivotally connecting said frame with said base, said means beingadjustable vertically on said base; and handles provided cnl said frame, said handles being foldable to conform to the shape of said frame.

7. A massage device comprising: a frame; massage elements on said frame; a base; an

arm pivotally connecting said frame with said base, said arm being adjustable on said'base; and foldable handles connected to said frame, said handles being extendible so that they may be manually engaged for swinging said arm.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand at Los Angeles, California, this 17th day of May, 1927.

ANTHONY E. CARLSON. 

